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Uncommon card · Science
Peter Duesberg, an Uncommon card
Peter Heinz Hermann Duesberg was a German-American molecular biologist and a professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 142
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 43,000
Power 142 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Peter Duesberg quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Peter Duesberg card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is known for his early research into the ______ aspects of cancer.
Answer
genetic. He is known for his early research into the genetic aspects of cancer. From the Peter Duesberg article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Projective plane. Projective plane 78 · Grain elevator 75 · Peter Duesberg 72 · Harley-Davidson FL 67 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is known for his early research into the genetic aspects of cancer.
- He was a proponent of AIDS denialism, the claim that HIV does not cause AIDS.
- Duesberg received acclaim early in his career for research on oncogenes and cancer.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Peter Duesberg article was read about 43,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Peter Duesberg
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Peter Duesberg (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Athel cb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
